WhenthatfriendoftheLatter-daySaints,Colonel,afterwardsGeneralThomasL.Kane, heardofthetroublesinUtah,helefthishomeinPhiladelphiaandwenttoWashingtonto seethepresident.Thoughfeebleinhealth,heofferedtogotoUtahandtrytosettlethe difficultiesinapeaceablemanner.Theofferwasaccepted.ColonelKanearrivedinSalt LakeCityinFebruary,1858,wherehewasgladlyreceived.Inthecoldandsnowofthat winterhewenttothecampofthearmyandhadatalkwiththenewgovernorwhomthe presidenthadappointedtotakeBrighamYoung'splace.ColonelKanetoldtheofficerswiththearmythattheywouldbewelcomedinthevalleyandkindlytreated,butthe troops must not locate in or near any settlement of the territory. The Colonelalso convincedGovernorCummingthathehadnoneedofanarmytohelphimtakechargeof his office, and even prevailed on him to go back to Salt Lake City withhim.

Tothis,GeneralJohnstonofthearmywasverymuchopposed.Thepresidenthadsenthimwithanarmytoputthegovernorintohisoffice,aidedbyswordandcannon;but now,ifthegovernorcouldenterpeaceablyuponhisdutiestherewouldbenoneedofhim orhissoldiers.Thegeneraldidn'tlikeitabit;butnevertheless,GovernorCummingwent with Colonel Kane to Salt Lake City in charge of some of the Utahmilitia.

GovernorCummingwasreceivedwiththerespectduesuchanofficer,anddulyinstalled intohisposition.Hefoundtherecordsandbooksofthecourtssafe,andlearnedthatthe reports which had led the president to send the army were nottrue.

OnseeingtheSaintsthusleavingtheirhard-earnedhomes,thekind-heartedoldgovernor entreatedthemnottodoso,promisingthemfullprotection.Whenhiswifearrivedfrom thecampofthearmyandsawthetownslonelyanddeserted,sheburstintotearsandpleadedwithherhusbandtobringthepeopleback.Thegovernor,however,coulddonothing.The30,000peopleinSaltLakeCityandnorthwardtookalltheirgoodsand moved south, most of them into UtahValley.

PresidentBuchanan,nowhavinglearnedthetrueconditionofaffairs,senttwogentlemen toarrangeforpeace.TheyarrivedinSaltLakeinJuneandhadanumberofmeetingswiththeleadingbrethrenwhocamefromthesouthforthatpurpose.AletterwasreadfromPresidentBuchananwhich,aftertellingofthemanycrimescommittedbythe "Mormons"againstthegovernment,offeredtopardonallwhowouldsubmittothelaws. InreplyPresidentYoungsaidthatheandhisbrethrenhadsimplystoodupfortheir rights, and they had done nothing to be pardoned for, except, perhaps the burning ofsome governmenttrains,andforthatacttheyacceptedthePresident'spardon.PresidentYoung thensaidtheywerewillingthetroopsshouldcomeintothecountry.Theymightmarch throughthecitybuttheywerenottomakeacamplessthanfortymilesaway."Nomobs shallliveinthehomeswehavebuiltinthesemountains,"saidthepresident."That'stheprogram,gentlemen,whetheryoulikeitornot.Ifyouwantwar,youcanhaveit;but,if youwantpeace,peaceitis;andweshallbegladofit."Afterthemeetingsthebrethren went back to the Saints in thesouth.

June26,1858,"Johnston'sArmy,"marchedthroughSaltLakeCity.Alldaylongthe troopsandtrainspassedthroughthecity.Theonlysoundsheardwasthenoisemadeby thehorses'hoofsandtherollofthewagons.Thecityseemedasifdead.Hardlyaperson wasseenonthestreets.Quietlyandorderlythesoldiersmarchedon.ColonelCooke,oncethecommanderoftheMormonBattalion,baredhisheadasherodethroughthe streets in honor of the brave "Mormon" boys who had marched under hiscommand.

ThearmycampedthatnightacrosstheJordan,andthencontinueditsmarchtoCedar Valley,thirty-sixmilessouthofthecity.Abouttwoyearslater,thesoldierswentbackto theeastwheretheytookpartinthegreatCivilWar.Thecommander,AlbertSidney Johnston, fought on the side of the south, and fell in the great battle ofShiloh.

TheSaintsreturnedtotheirhomesinJuly,1858.Thusagain,theLordpreservedhis people, and protected them from theirenemies.

Topics.—1.ThemissionofColonelKane.2.GovernorCumminginstalled.3.Meeting with peace commissioners. 4. The move south. 5. The entrance of thearmy.

QuestionsandReview.—1.WhatdidColonelKanedoatWashington?2.Whatwashis missiontoUtah?3.Wherewasthearmycamped?4.WhowasGovernorCumming?5.WhatdidColonelKanegetthegovernortodo?6.WhatdidthegovernorfindinSaltLakeCity?7.WhydidtheSaintsmovesouth?8.Whatdidtheyproposedoingifthearmycametoharmthem?9.WhatwereGovernorCumming'sfeelings?10.Tellaboutthemeetingwiththepeacecommissioners.11.DescribethemarchofthearmythroughSaltLakeCity.12.Wheredidthesoldierscamp?13.WhendidtheyleaveUtah,and where did theygo?